Division Two League Match, Manchester Utd vs. Atletico Madrid (Mon Feb 06)


                       Manchester Utd  |  Atletico Madrid
                              4-4-2 N  |  4-4-2 N
                         Derek Purvis  |  Care Taker
                                       |
                      Tom_Clements GK  |  GK A_Julian
                       J_Talamonti DF  |  DF O_Bolzoni
                          Z_Knight DF  |  DF M_Bossis
                        M_Cassetti DF  |  DF J_Ayden
                        P_Zabaleta DF  |  DF S_Clark
                       Fernandinho MF  |  MF S_Davis
                           A_Pirlo MF  |  MF D_Hart
                         A_Griffin MF  |  MF Hoekstra
                         S_Sidwell MF  |  MF Koke
                       Van_Tijkaan FW  |  FW M_Owen
                          G_Hooper FW  |  FW R_Jimenez
                                       |
                        M_Marshall SUB |  SUB M_Saganowski
                         P_Hoskins SUB |  SUB G_Baresi
                           C_Puyol SUB |  SUB E_Lamela
                           J_Maria SUB |  SUB P_Sousa
                      Brian_Lavery SUB |  SUB M_Mandzukic

Referee: F_Brych (Germany)


Min. 5  :(mnu) A_Griffin cut's in on the inside of the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to G_Hooper
          ...  G_Hooper with a bicycle kick !
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 6  :(amd) S_Davis looks around for some movement
          ...  He knocks the ball across to M_Owen
          ...  M_Owen drives the shot in!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  Tom_Clements tips it over !!
          ...  Great goalkeeping there!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Hart curls it into the box!
          ...  P_Zabaleta gets up well
          ...  And he heads it clear
Min. 7  :(amd) Hoekstra takes possession on the halfway line
          ...  He runs forward with the ball
          ...  He skips past the challenges
          ...  Z_Knight intercepts the pass
Min. 11 :(mnu) S_Sidwell has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  G_Hooper collects the loose ball!
          ...  But R_Jimenez wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Pirlo hits it towards the far post!
          ...  The ball comes to P_Zabaleta
          ...  He knocks it goalward
          ...  It's beaten A_Julian
          ...  It goes wide !!
Min. 12 :(mnu) G_Hooper skips the challenge from M_Bossis
          ...  G_Hooper sees A_Julian off his line !
          ...  But A_Julian gets down well to tip the ball wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Talamonti swings it in!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of A_Julian
Min. 14 :(amd) R_Jimenez kills the ball dead
          ...  Beautiful turn
          ...  He could get a shot of here
          ...  R_Jimenez with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  Tom_Clements saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 15 :(mnu) Fernandinho jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to G_Hooper
          ...  G_Hooper drives the shot in!
          ...  A_Julian fists it away
          ...  That was a good save!
Min. 16 :(amd) M_Owen jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  Van_Tijkaan hits it out for a throw
Min. 17 :(mnu) Z_Knight is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to Van_Tijkaan
          ...  Van_Tijkaan drives the shot in!
          ...  A_Julian has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  A_Julian is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone in
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Manchester Utd have snatched the lead!
          ...  Manchester Utd 1-0 Atletico Madrid ...
Min. 18 :(mnu) G_Hooper takes advantage of a mistake by J_Ayden
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  O_Bolzoni wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 19 :(amd) M_Owen jumps over P_Zabaleta's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  M_Owen with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  Tom_Clements gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic save by Tom_Clements to tip it wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Davis curls it into the box!
          ...  J_Talamonti gets up well
          ...  And he heads it clear
Min. 20 :(amd) D_Hart brings it under control
          ...  He takes on P_Zabaleta
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Koke!
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from A_Griffin
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Hoekstra plays it into the danger area!
          ...  Tom_Clements catches it!
Min. 30 :(mnu) G_Hooper is first to the ball
          ...  G_Hooper with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  A_Julian is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 32 :(mnu) Fernandinho with a slick pass to J_Talamonti
          ...  J_Talamonti drives it towards goal !
          ...  A_Julian falls over
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post!
          ...  But it hits his back!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Unlucky!
          ...  The Manchester Utd fans start to taunt him now!
          ...  Manchester Utd 2-0 Atletico Madrid ...
Min. 33 :(mnu) Z_Knight flicks it past the defender
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  Z_Knight with the strike !
          ...  A_Julian is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  A_Julian looks very relieved!
Min. 34 :(amd) R_Jimenez takes advantage of a mistake by M_Cassetti
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  J_Talamonti wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 39 :(amd) Hoekstra drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Owen
          ...  Z_Knight steals the ball of off him
Min. 41 :(mnu) A_Griffin looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to Van_Tijkaan
          ...  Van_Tijkaan curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(mnu) Fernandinho with a reverse pass to Z_Knight
          ...  Z_Knight from 20 yards !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 44 :(mnu) Van_Tijkaan beats S_Clark
          ...  S_Clark goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 45 :(mnu) a big roar from the crowd as Brian_Lavery comes on for G_Hooper to play FW
Min. 45 :(mnu) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  J_Maria will come on for S_Sidwell and play MF
Min. 47 :(mnu) A_Pirlo runs at M_Owen
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  A glorious effort by A_Pirlo !
          ...  It hits the bar
          ...  And goes over!
          ...  A_Julian was beaten there!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester Utd 2-0 Atletico Madrid

Min. 46 :(mnu) J_Maria has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Van_Tijkaan gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Van_Tijkaan drives the ball low !
          ...  A_Julian with an easy save
          ...  He just oozes confidence
Min. 46 :(mnu) Brian_Lavery has it now
          ...  He takes on O_Bolzoni
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Van_Tijkaan!
          ...  S_Davis is called for the holding foul
          ...  He won that header unfairly
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now
Min. 47 :(mnu) Fernandinho has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past O_Bolzoni!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Fernandinho tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  But A_Julian with the difficult save
Min. 47 :(amd) Koke plays the early ball across the box to find R_Jimenez in space
          ...  Z_Knight seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 48 :(mnu) Fernandinho controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs S_Clark
          ...  He puts in Brian_Lavery!
          ...  Brian_Lavery flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  But A_Julian reaches the ball. Good save
          ...  There was a foul on A_Julian anyway
Min. 50 :(mnu) M_Cassetti controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs M_Bossis
          ...  He puts in Brian_Lavery!
          ...  But R_Jimenez clears the danger
Min. 50 :(amd) S_Clark looks up for support for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  M_Owen receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  But J_Talamonti wins the ball
Min. 54 :(amd) Koke looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to R_Jimenez
          ...  R_Jimenez rifles it at the goal !
          ...  Brilliant save from Tom_Clements
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 58 :(amd) Hoekstra with the towering header to Koke
          ...  Koke with the overhead !
          ...  It fly's into Row Z!
Min. 59 :(amd) S_Davis hits a hard pass to R_Jimenez
          ...  Z_Knight with a nasty foul
          ...  He's warned for that one
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  F_Brych signals that it is indirect
          ...  Hoekstra passes to M_Owen
          ...  M_Owen rifles it to the far post !
          ...  Tom_Clements with the acrobatic save
          ...  Well saved
Min. 59 :(mnu) M_Cassetti is on the ground
          ...  He looks in agony
          ...  He won't be able to continue!
Min. 59 :(mnu) P_Hoskins comes on for M_Cassetti and will play DF to the delight of the fans
Min. 61 :(mnu) A_Pirlo backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  A_Griffin gets on the end of it
          ...  A_Griffin has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 63 :(mnu) A_Griffin is force to hold onto the ball
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  S_Clark robs him of the ball
Min. 64 :(amd) Koke finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled J_Talamonti
          ...  But A_Pirlo puts it in row Z!
Min. 65 :(amd) D_Hart takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to R_Jimenez
          ...  R_Jimenez tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  Tom_Clements parries it
          ...  It rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Hart drives it into the box!
          ...  J_Talamonti reads it well and clears the danger
Min. 68 :(mnu) J_Maria runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off O_Bolzoni back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  J_Maria with the side footed shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He puts his hands to his ears!!
          ...  He is winding the Atletico Madrid fans up!!
          ...  They greet the gesture with jeers!
          ...  Manchester Utd 3-0 Atletico Madrid ...
Min. 69 :(mnu) J_Maria is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to Brian_Lavery
          ...  M_Owen wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 69 :(amd) Hoekstra is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  S_Clark latches onto the ball
          ...  S_Clark tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  But Tom_Clements makes a fine save
          ...  Wow!! That was close!
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 70 :(amd) G_Baresi takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace O_Bolzoni
          ...  He'll play as a DF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 70 :(amd) Up goes the substitution board - E_Lamela on for S_Davis as a MF
Min. 70 :(amd) M_Mandzukic is being brought on
          ...  M_Owen is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 71 :(mnu) Brian_Lavery beats J_Ayden
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  Brian_Lavery rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  But A_Julian punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a corner kick
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Fernandinho plays it towards the near post!
          ...  J_Ayden belts it clear
Min. 74 :(mnu) J_Maria pass splits open the defence and finds Brian_Lavery
          ...  But S_Clark wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but F_Brych has none of it.
Min. 75 :(mnu) Fernandinho with a slick pass to P_Zabaleta
          ...  Koke with an ugly foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  F_Brych shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 78 :(amd) Hoekstra holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to M_Mandzukic
          ...  M_Mandzukic with his head down lets it go !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs towards the Atletico Madrid fans!
          ...  Can Atletico Madrid get back into the game now!
          ...  Manchester Utd 3-1 Atletico Madrid ...
Min. 79 :(mnu) P_Hoskins brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  Brian_Lavery makes himself available
          ...  Brian_Lavery curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  It comes back off the woodwork!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Manchester Utd 4-1 Atletico Madrid ...
Min. 81 :(mnu) J_Talamonti plays in Van_Tijkaan with a beautiful ball
          ...  M_Bossis forces him off the ball
Min. 83 :(amd) Hoekstra plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  R_Jimenez keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  But J_Talamonti spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

*************  FULL TIME  ****************


Match Details
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Venue                : Old Trafford
Attendance           : 51,749
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Manchester Utd Match Info
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Best player          : J_Talamonti (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Van_Tijkaan (17), J_Talamonti (32), J_Maria (68), Brian_Lavery (79)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : M_Cassetti (59)
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Atletico Madrid Match Info
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Best player          : Hoekstra
Scorers              : M_Mandzukic (78)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Davis (46), Koke (75)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                          Manchester Utd  | Atletico Madrid
Attempts on Goal     :          18        |       9
Off target           :           8        |       1
On target            :          10        |       8
Possession           :          60        |       40
Corners              :           3        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           6        |       5
Key Tackles          :           9        |       8
Key Passes           :          17        |       12
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Final Score          : Manchester Utd 4 - 1 Atletico Madrid
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Player Statistics - Manchester Utd
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Tom_Clements   GK  29   2   3   2  42 |  93   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
J_Talamonti    DF   2  25  12   7  13 |  93   0   5   1   0   1   1   0   0   0 100  10  20
Z_Knight       DF   1  25   9   5  27 |  93   0   3   1   1   2   0   0   0   0  80  45  22
M_Cassetti     DF   3  24   8   6  30 |  61   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
P_Zabaleta     DF   2  24   4   1  27 |  93   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
Fernandinho    MF   4   7  25   9  25 |  93   0   0   5   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  65   5
A_Pirlo        MF   1  12  25   7  11 |  93   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   1
A_Griffin      MF   2  10  24  10  15 |  93   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20   1
S_Sidwell      MF   2   6  24   8  11 |  45   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Van_Tijkaan    FW   1   9   8  26  22 |  93   0   1   0   0   3   1   0   0   0  40  20  46
G_Hooper       FW   2  10   4  24  26 |  45   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
M_Marshall     GK  27   1   2   3  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Hoskins      DF   2  23   8   5  10 |  32   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0
C_Puyol        DF   1  23   8   5  36 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Maria        MF   3   8  24   9  32 |  48   0   0   3   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  30  20
Brian_Lavery   FW   2   6   8  24  32 |  48   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  10  30

Player Statistics - Atletico Madrid
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Julian       GK  33   5   6   2  10 |  93   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
O_Bolzoni      DF   2  24   7  10  31 |  72   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
M_Bossis       DF   1  24   9   6  10 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20
J_Ayden        DF   1  23  10   6  25 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
S_Clark        DF   1  23  10  10  32 |  93   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  10   5
S_Davis        MF   1   4  26  11  35 |  72   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  18  -2
D_Hart         MF   2   8  24   8  17 |  93   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Hoekstra       MF   3   8  23  11  12 |  93   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0
Koke           MF   2   6  23  10  32 |  93   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  18  -1
M_Owen         FW   1   7   8  26  11 |  72   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  20   0  15
R_Jimenez      FW   2  10   8  24  23 |  93   0   2   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  40   0  15
M_Saganowski   GK   1   9  24   7  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Baresi       DF   2  23   8   8  48 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Lamela       MF   1   8  23   9  32 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
P_Sousa        MF   1   8  23   8  43 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Mandzukic    FW   1   8   8  24  10 |  21   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  20
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